Every time I try to fix the problems with supporting the Cameo (they changed the registration mark format for the Cameo to a new one incompatible with our old cutting files when it came out), it seems like I can never actually find a Cameo user willing to help me test the fixes. I've tried 2 different things to date, but so far I've heard zip and bupkis from the Cameo users out there.

Every time I try to fix the problems with supporting the Cameo (they changed the registration mark format for the Cameo to a new one incompatible with our old cutting files when it came out), it seems like I can never actually find a Cameo user willing to help me test the fixes. I've tried 2 different things to date, but so far I've heard zip and bupkis from the Cameo users out there.

Although this is true, there is always the option of printing from within Studio (the cutting software) - even files that already have old-style registration marks. If the alignment is correct, you can print Cameo compatible marks right over the old marks using this method.

Honestly, most of the models I build don't have registration marks anyway. And a few have "bad" ones that I cover then print using this message anyway.

Seriously, if you're going to make hundreds of pages of models, especially repetitive ones, like walls or complex non-rectangular ones - this can be a real time/sanity saver. There are folks generating cutfiles for models all the time all over the internet.

I just got a silhouette Cameo, and can confirm that as long as you open the GSDs with the provided Studio Software, it works! I had a bit of a time learning the calibration marks and how to make that work for me, and I expect a few other hiccups, but I have successfully cut 2 entire pages!!

Yeah, I know, just 2. But I only set the thing up an hour ago, and had 2 miscut pages along the way, and some forum checking on settings, etc.

I will post my experiences in the thread where I found the solution!

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If the Cameo is anything like my SD, it will occasionally...for no sane reason COMPLETELY DEMOLISH A PAGE. I would say this happens every 100-150 pages or so. The thing has a mind of its own, I guess. Other than that, it works wonderfully. Make sure and check out the guides in this area of the forum. Cut Speeds and cut depth are great resources to look into what others have done. Enjoy!

Congratulations on your purchase. Keep us informed as to how it goes with this machine. There are others thinking about a card cutting slave who won't complain about the long hours of cutting, cramped fingers, or the occasional nicks of the fingers.

In order, I got the first page great, then registration marks were poorly detected and the next 2 were destroyed. Then the 4th worked. Then I was showing my friends, and BAM the 5th one was badly miscut. I found a setting in the software that looked at the length of the registration marks and their thickness - and once I set it to search for 6mm marks that were .5mm wide, it did the next 36 pages perfectly! It was looking for 10mm registration marks, which I have to guess made it decide that page elements (it liked the WWG logo bar at the top of every page) were reg marks.

One other potential issue - by default it was looking for every reg mark to be at .625 (5/8) inches from the page edge, and not where I found them to be - 1" from top, .625 left/right, and .5" from bottom.

I am now completely out of pages that already have printing, but need to finish gluing before I do more.

Summary: 100% compatible, but the defaults do not match the WWG defaults. Once you know that, changing them is super easy, and it even auto detects!

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Every time I try to fix the problems with supporting the Cameo (they changed the registration mark format for the Cameo to a new one incompatible with our old cutting files when it came out), it seems like I can never actually find a Cameo user willing to help me test the fixes. I've tried 2 different things to date, but so far I've heard zip and bupkis from the Cameo users out there.

I just got my CAMEO today and it's been a pain in the butt so far. I am more than willing to assist in getting support files developed. Anything you need me to run through mine, just ask.

In order, I got the first page great, then registration marks were poorly detected and the next 2 were destroyed. Then the 4th worked. Then I was showing my friends, and BAM the 5th one was badly miscut. I found a setting in the software that looked at the length of the registration marks and their thickness - and once I set it to search for 6mm marks that were .5mm wide, it did the next 36 pages perfectly! It was looking for 10mm registration marks, which I have to guess made it decide that page elements (it liked the WWG logo bar at the top of every page) were reg marks.

One other potential issue - by default it was looking for every reg mark to be at .625 (5/8) inches from the page edge, and not where I found them to be - 1" from top, .625 left/right, and .5" from bottom.

I am now completely out of pages that already have printing, but need to finish gluing before I do more.

Summary: 100% compatible, but the defaults do not match the WWG defaults. Once you know that, changing them is super easy, and it even auto detects!

Could you do a step-by-step how to set it up (maybe get the guys at the office to help you do a really quick and dirty How To video)? I made the changes you referenced and got it to actually cut... but it was not a successful cut.

Other issues I'm having:The pages stick to the mat too much and curl up when i pull them off.The blade doesn't score so much as it perforates.

The sticky cutting mat issue clears up eventually. It's especially annoying when you're peeling off things like tile anchors! You might take a page and just plunk it down and then peel it off over and over to remove some of the tackiness.

As for the blade perforating rather than scoring... Yeah - you get used to that. I actually prefer the perforating, as it tends to leave more of the print in-tact, and doesn't split the paper so much.

I hope these issues aren't getting in the way too much from your enjoyment of the machine. I've cut many hundreds of pages on my Silhouette SD, and I've been able to use it to make things I'd never be able to otherwise.

From what I understand the SD works just fine whereas the CAMEO is still "in the works". I've been tweaking and experimenting all afternoon and thus far have not had any success. Here is what I've discovered so far:

I'm using 110lb card stock printed on a color laser printer from Acrobat. I followed WWG printing instructions to the letter. The Garden (6x6 water floor tile).

I printed a Registration Mark page (using the Generic Big Floors SSD) from SStudio via my own printer and compared them. These are taken from the tips of the lines against the closest paper edge:

The Reg Mark Page: (i went metric because it was way easer measuring at that size)Upper Left = 11.5mm from the side, 25.5mm from the topUpper Right = no markLower Left = 16.5mm from the side, 12mm from the bottom, (i got a solid box instead of lines here)Lower Right = 14.5mm from the side, 12.5mm from the bottom

The Garden Water Floor 6x6 page:UL = 15mm from side, 25mm from topUR = 16.5mm from side, 25mm from topLL = 14.5mm from side, 12.5mm from bottomLR = 16.5mm from side, 12mm from left

SO according to the manual this is the Bad Zone. Whatever is in the Bad Zone is not detectable by the optical sensor. All four of the Reg Marks are always in the Bad Zone no matter how much I try to tweak them.

The only way I could get the damn thing to cut was to turn OFF the Reg Marks entirely. This ALMOST worked. The perforations were staggered instead of in-line and the solid cuts were offset a bit. I attempted to correct by moving the pattern via Studio but it just made it worse.

These posts were meant as a contribution of data, not as complaints. I have full faith this will all work out in due time.

The "bad zone" thing only applies to printing artwork and shapes within those areas, *not* the regmarks themselves. The reason it's a bad zone is because printing anything that's not a regmark in that area will prevent the ARMS from picking out the regmark from any extraneous clutter, which is why Silhouette Studio hides any artwork in those areas.

I got your PM earlier today--thanks for the offer to help me test it out! I'm gonna see about putting together a test PDF soon and send it your way. I'm slammed with 4 jobs all at once, so things are a little hectic for me, but I should find some time this weekend. I have to do a PayPal fix on the storefront anyway, so I might as well do this at the same time.

And the price... if and when my SD gives up the ghost I will have to think long and hard on it.

I assume (hope?) that what is true for the Cameo is also true for the Portrait, which is $100 cheaper and about the same dimensions as the SD. The only thing I'd feel I was losing was the LCD display, and I don't ever use that...

Could you do a step-by-step how to set it up (maybe get the guys at the office to help you do a really quick and dirty How To video)? I made the changes you referenced and got it to actually cut... but it was not a successful cut.

I don't have my cutter setup at work, I do all that at home, and Reaper's video studio is up at the factory.

The big two things were telling the Studio Software to look for the Reg Marks at the correct location, in your case telling it that they are Xmm from page edge. The second thing was telling the Studio software the exact dimensions of the reg marks - 6mm by .5mm wide.

Beyond that, I also experimented with the fact that the Studio recognizes 2 kinds of reg marks, and just by blacking in with a sharpie the WWG reg mark in one corner (The studio software will show you which corner needs the square instead of the "L") to be a 6mm square, it seems auto detection of reg marks go so much faster. It takes only a second or two to manually sharpie that one in. Manual detection of reg marks is still hit or miss for me, though.

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I have also purchased a Cameo recently. I haven't tried just coloring in the block registration mark but using the little cutouts that MelEbbles released. If I don't, then the tiles seem to get cut out slightly crooked when using the L-shaped registration marks.

Also, some of the Titan Control 6"x6" tiles are not centered properly between the registration marks, which causes the cuts to be shifted 1/4" up (towards the titan logo at the top of the page) in comparison to the printed image. Attached is an image of what I'm talking about. Ignore the black between the registration marks.

MelEbbles, I'd be willing to test out anything you need to regarding the cameo. Just send me a PM. I'll try to check daily.

Thanks! I appreciate the help. Yeah, the ARMS on the Cameo and Portrait expect a perfect square of a perfect size and trying to do that with a Sharpie seemed imprecise, so I came up with that interim stick-on regmark solution to tide everyone over until we could come up with a real one.

I'll post updates as they happen. Due to the fact that I'm working 4 jobs at the same time, the progress updates will more likely be weekly rather than daily.

I have also purchased a Cameo recently. I haven't tried just coloring in the block registration mark but using the little cutouts that MelEbbles released. If I don't, then the tiles seem to get cut out slightly crooked when using the L-shaped registration marks.

Also, some of the Titan Control 6"x6" tiles are not centered properly between the registration marks, which causes the cuts to be shifted 1/4" up (towards the titan logo at the top of the page) in comparison to the printed image. Attached is an image of what I'm talking about. Ignore the black between the registration marks.

MelEbbles, I'd be willing to test out anything you need to regarding the cameo. Just send me a PM. I'll try to check daily.

Hi Slowbad, thats a weird problem you are having with the Titan tiles...I double checked my .pdf's and I dont see any issues in there, all the tiles are located in the same position on the page. I have made a few of these tiles on the SD, and have not had any issues either. Only thing that I can come up with is that you might accidentally have fed one of the sheets in upside down. Not a problem with the SD using three reg marks, but may be possible with the Cameo? And , whilst centered left to right on the page between the reg marks, there is about a 1/5 inch difference between top and bottom reg marks, which is why your 1/4 measure rang bells Worth checking anyway, hope that helps

There are some tiles that are not centered correctly. I've attached an image of a Streets of Titan 6x6 tile next to Titan Control 6x6 tile. As you can see the reg marks and title bar at the top of the pages are even but the Titan Control tile is shifted slightly down.

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